No More Sticky Labels! Introducing TheGigRig G3S
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- Опубліковано 13 лис 2023
- shop.thegigrig.com
Its finally here...
When we launched G3 in 2020 we introduced the world to a new level of control over effects pedals. We started from scratch and designed the G3 series from the ground up, obsessively testing and retesting every aspect of its design to ensure we delivered the most robust, fully featured, tonally transparent switching system in the world.
However, there was one feature that we were continually asked for, a feature I had wanted for the longest time, and finally, it’s here.
Introducing G3S and G3S ATOM
G3S functions the same in every regard as G3 ATOM with the addition of digital scribble strips in the form of OLED screens next to each footswitch. Now as you change bank you can see the name of the preset change so you know where you’re going.
After years of design and testing, using G3S ATOM with every scenario imaginable, I can honestly say I’m so excited for you to dive in and explore its possibilities. Using a mix of the fully movable loops, phase reversible parallel blend, programable stereo output voltage-controlled amplifiers and stereo trails, I’ve been achieving some of the most inspirational sounds I’ve ever had. I cannot wait to see what you do with it.
I am so proud to head a team who are passionate about ensuring you have the best experience possible using our gear. If there’s any way we can help you, please get in touch
I will probably never use one of these but seeing the improvments and in general what those things can do is just amazing! Your passion for the gear and still finding ways to improve it so much is just amazing! I hope you have loads of succecs with your products!!!👍
Thank you so much! 🤓🙏
Just ordered like. The scribble strips was the only thing that held me up. Love the innovation and can’t wait for it to come in April!
Thanks so much 🤓🙏
I love your pedal show, I watch as many as I can find on UA-cam, you have taught me so much, it's so appreciated.
I wish there was a distributor here in Canada for us to purchaser the G3. For us Canadians it comes to close to $2,000 Canadian by the time it gets here, which includes duty, shipping and exchange rate. Other comparable can be bought from 999 to 1300 Canadian.
I love your product but due to the prohibited cost as well as any warranty repairs not being here, it simply takes it out of the market for us.
Hopefully one day I can get my hands on your amazing G3.
Cheers!
Yes! I am just starting my search for a switcher, and I was 98% sure I wanted a GigRig. This makes it 107%
Thanks so much Eric 🙏
Hey Dan, I’ve had the Atom for about a year now, and I really don’t feel like I know how to use it very well yet.
I’ve read the manual, and watched all your videos, but sometimes you’re unclear….. I get the impression that you know the information so well, that you don’t quite realize when you’re explaining things in a way that is hard for a beginner to understand.
It would be really helpful if you could do some occasional programming live streams. Just do some examples and flex for the audience so we can watch it being done A few more times.
The app specifically was so confusing that It just made me want to not think about music at all.
I only made 2 patches with my atom over the last year, cause it was just confusing….. actually I just didn’t really use any pedals or effects at all over the summer b/c trying to use the atom just kind of depressed me. So I just started plugging into the front of the amp.
It took me about half a year to save up enough money to buy the atom, but it spent most of the first 6 months I owned it sitting on a bookshelf.
Mostly the issue was the programming, but there are other things that kind of frustrated me about it.
The footprint of the atom made it pretty awkward to integrate into almost any pedalboard I put it on.
For example
1. It takes up two rails on my Pedaltrain classic Jr. leaving not enough room for six pedals.
2. The location of the send/return all clustered tightly together looks and seems nice and compact. But results in needing (in my case) two pretty long cable runs for the pedals located most distant from the G3A. The send and return.
The fact that each of the loops can be stereo with a splitter seems awesome….. but I personally think it would be more practical if the first three or four stereo loops were just mono loops. Rn I have a filthy rats nest of splitters, which make a huge area of my pedalboard unusable for pedals.
Summary:
I know the G3A can’t be all things to all people, but it would deliver more value if there was:
1. More programming tutorials
2. Early loops in the chain pre split to mono loops
3. Fit it into the enclosure that the quartermaster comes in.
4. Wishlist feature. It would be pretty awesome if it had an HDMI output so I could use a larger screen for programming patches, and so I could use hotel TV speakers to practice.
All things considered, I still think it’s better than any of the competition, but there is a lot of room for improvement.
You are in a good position because you are in first place, but there are a lot of ways you can make it new and improved for years to come.
I don't think I've seen anyone else with an overlord pedal!
Love that thing :D
That’s a great feature, awesome indeed.
No way!!!!!! Just when we all thought G3 had peaked... Ordering now!
Thanks so much 🤓🙏
omg, thats so great!!! damn, now I need a new one. thanks dan for constantly improving your already great products!
Thanks so much for making great use of them! 🤓🙏
Finally 🎉 this is it the one and done
This is insanely awesome. I am fully tempted to get a copy to replace my existing G3 lol. Absolutely brilliant @thegigrig team!
Thanks so much mate, we’re immensely proud of it 🤓🙏
Brilliant!
That is very cool indeed!!
Cheers mate, hope you’re awesome
Oh Dan that's awesome...thank you for the update !
Now I have to buy G3S without excuse ;-)
Cheers mate,
Stevan
Thanks so much Stevan 🤓🙏
Finally !!!!! Only been saying this for years
Yes!
This is huge actually
Ooooooooh, this is Pimpin’ Pimpin’! ❤
Cheers mate 🙏
Nice that you offer a topboard upgrade. I cant afford any of your products anyway but still its nice to see
Awesome!!!
Cheers mate 🙏
Hoooooly cow thats GENIUS!
10/10 Thank you
A good idea.
Simple and elegant. Definitely a near future investment.
Thanks so much Charles 🤓🙏
@@TheGigRigDanieland the order is in. Joe in support was super helpful too. Merry Christmas to us all.
To be fair I am only using two banks on my G3. Both have the same exact presets however one is for a single amp setup and the other is for a dual amp setup. Also the style of music I do does not require loads of different sounds or midi. Therefore I am quite happy with using sticky labels, since everything stays the same when switching banks.
However I do see a topboard upgrade as an investment into the future. Can't wait for the shipment! Maybe I'll experiment with a few different options now :)
What I would love to see on the G3 is the jack sockets be reconfigured to accomodate regular patch cables. What puts me off purchasing a G3 is paying a significant price to buy it and then paying a few hundred £’s for custom cables with the necessary small jacks. Just a thought.
IMHO: Regular patch cables are not pro patch cables. Custom cables go hand in hand with a hi-tier switcher for a serious pedalboard build.
But If you want to reuse your cables, you could swap the plugs on the ends that go into the switcher. If you really want to save money, it wouldn't hurt to learn how to solder cables yourself. It's pretty easy! 😉
Or just buy regular patch cables that are straight on one end, and 90° on the other 😊
In for a penny, in for a pound.
nailed it.
Cheers mate 🤓🙏
Outdoing yourselves! Now if the labels can get their own background/foreground colors 🤙🏻 How do labels work for switches 1 and 8?
Cheers Rob. For switches 1&8 there on top and bottom of the main screen 🤓👍
@@TheGigRigDaniel Hi Dan, I've looked and looked. I don't see labels for switches 1 & 8. They are not on the top and bottom of the main screen.
@@SaintLuminus I think they might only take screen estate, when they are engaged 🤔
❤🎉
C'mon... I just bought a label maker for my regular G3, haha!
🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
Thank you 🙏
I'm waiting my Schmidt Array with an ES-8 in the box at home... And i feel like i'm gonna sell it and get one of this!! hahahah
🥰🙏
I LOVE my G3, but I’ve always wished it had scribble strips.
Welp…
Cheers mate, the top board can be upgraded 🤓🙏
G3s 100%
Thanhs so much 🤓🙏
Awesome! Is it true, that we can have our normal G3s upgraded for a fee?
Yes, correct, details in the shop this time tomorrow 🤓👍
@@TheGigRigDaniel You guys are the best! 😍 So we can get the new top with displays and the new hi def isolator for the latest and best G3S experience? You‘ve made me a very happy dude today! 🥰
A BLUE ONE, OR RED, OR YELLOW, OR WHITE.. or something with some colors please, in a ltd run….???
Now if you can only retro fit my old G3 with that….
There is a top board upgrade kit to do exactly that.
$600 to upgrade my barely used G3?!? I mean I guess it’s cool that it’s possible, but Jesus Christ. I was ready to cringe seeing $200-$300. At least this G3S is way more, so won’t drive the cost of used G3’s down too much.
I'm a bit concerned about OLED Burn-in / Image Retention, is there any guarantee or known lifespan of those displays? Especially as they will likely be showing one thing for a long time, burn-in is very likely in something with this use case.
Hi James, we’ve had the prototype on all day every day for over a year, and before that the screens individually. All still going strong
Great! Can we label the banks as well?
Yes! In the main screen in song mode 🤓👍
@@TheGigRigDaniel outstanding!
Hi, what is the difference between this unit and unit shipped in August 2023? Just the front panel with displays? Or anything else? Thanks. Tom
Hi! Just the front panel 🙏
You can upgrade for a small price after the discount and free stuff they offer
@@truthfactreality6814Is that true?! 😳
@@manuelbastian yes
@truthfactreality6814 what discount? I'm seeing $595, and a free kit with velcro, etc ($70 value).
No screen for the left bottom and top buttons?
Those names are displayed on the large screen. Check out the vid I did updating Joey Landreth’s rig 🤓🙏
I have the original GigRig pro 14. Do you take trade-ins? By the way, I do really love my GigRig pro 14. 🎉🎉🎉
Thanks Stephen, I love seeing Pro14’s. we don’t do trade ins unfortunately. Cheers mate
Crazy expensive for the upgrade, $400 seems fair but $600 is bonkers.
My thoughts exactly. I would love to get it but the price difference between buying a G3 and G3S is $300. The upgrade is twice the price? I can see a bit more for the tools but give the people that own the G3 a bit of a break. Or maybe give some type of rebate if you return your regular G3 top board. I’m sure you can use for parts etc. Love my G3!
@@emmalukeericyou get a 20% discount plus a pedalboard building kit worth £70. So works out quite nice
Ouch… $1749 US.
You think Andy Timmons can program that.. 😂😂😂
how much this in euro???
Hi Giuseppe, if you follow the link in the shop it should tell you. Cheers mate 🤓🙏
Well Daniel, I was promised an E-mail with offer for my G3 outputs to be upgraded with fully isolated once. Moths and moths passed and no one ever contacted me. That after all my effort to contact you people. Now my G3 is worth even less and I should invest now another 1000 bucks or more to upgrade to screens and new outputs? BTW, often my second output is buzzing. Nice one. I am starting to regret buying it to be quite honest. My G3 never left my living room and was always operated with hand and now my second output is buzzing. Two same amplifiers same phase in house. I am pretty sad.
Same here! I was promised an email to upgrade to the hi def isolator months ago. Maybe they just don’t know how to proceed, yet. My question regarding the isolator was ignored in the livestream. I was happy, that there was a possibility to upgrade to the G3S, but I thought I could send it in and have the new isolator installed in one go. When I have to pay close to 500 Euros for the new screens and still have no answer regarding the new isolator, it just makes more sense to get a new G3S and sell the old one, I guess.
So sorry to hear that, please get in touch with support and we’ll do everything we can to sort you out
Hi Manuel, if you could please get in touch with support we’ll do everything we can to sort you out
Wow it didn't take a genius to realise after years that screens next to switches are better than the tape. You should apologise to all the customers who purchased those units until two days ago and bought the version without screens.
Not to mention that in the small pedalboard switches 1 and 5 have no screens 🤦 and in the large one switches 1 and 8. A job very badly done. Everyone understands that you have done your work in haste and without love. Shame on you.
Let me address your points
1. Anyone who was on the wait list for a G3 or Atom was offered the chance to upgrade before the G3S was announced.
2. We offered a discount code to anyone who bought directly from us in the last 6 months
3. Anyone who has ever bought a G3 or an Atom can upgrade the top board only so they have the screens, they don’t have to buy a whole new unit
4. Preset names for the buttons on the left hand side appear on the top and bottom of the main screen
We have done everything we possibly can to look after all of our customers. Updating products is really hard but we will never stop moving forward, otherwise we would have stopped at the Pro14 20 years ago
@@TheGigRigDaniel Glad I scrolled through the comments, I bought my G3 a year ago, but loved this update. Pleasantly surprised that it's possible to upgrade older G3s, will definitely get one.